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Drafting Life
Drafting Life is my blog. I write posts about life, writing, travelling, parenting, books and shows.
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Oh, Hey, It's a New Year
Read this on galpod.com. Our Christmas break is finally over. This was not a holiday; we didn't celebrate anything in particular except...

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Jan 4, 20214 min read


Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Read this on galpod.com. December has been tough these last few years. (Really, read the post I wrote last year, it's decent). This year...

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Dec 15, 20202 min read


Owning vs Renting
Read this on galpod.com. I've been thinking about this a lot lately because we bought a house which is going to be ready for us to move...

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Nov 30, 20202 min read


A Letter to my Son on his 11th birthday
Read this on galpod.com. My Dear, Reading the letters I’ve been writing every year since you were three years old, I realised that they...

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Oct 19, 20202 min read


On Writers’ Groups
Read this on galpod.com. A couple of years ago (feels like forever but it’s mostly the pandemic), when I started writing fiction...

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Sep 22, 20202 min read


Depression’s Two-Pronged Approach
Read this on galpod.com. I’ve been experiencing recently another hit of heightened anxiety. The kiddos went back to school, and today...

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Sep 14, 20203 min read


Back to School
Read this on galpod.com. I usually love going back to school. About two weeks before, we try out the old uniform to check if they still...

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Sep 7, 20203 min read


Book Review - Rodham
Read this on galpod.com. I've read this book for an online book club that meets in September. It's a fiction novel about what would have...

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Aug 31, 20202 min read


On Self-Love
Read this on galpod.com. I've been thinking a lot about self-love today. This morning, Andy, over at the Headspace meditation, talked...

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Aug 24, 20203 min read


Retrospect Travel Log: Lake Ullswater
Read this on galpod.com. So, last week we had a family trip to the Lake District. Particularly, Ullswater lake, the second largest lake...

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Aug 17, 20203 min read


On Being an Immigrant
Read this on galpod.com. A couple of weeks ago, we received our "Indefinite Leave to Remain" (in the UK) visa. We had a lawyer helping us...

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Aug 3, 20203 min read


Book Review - The Vanishing Half
Read this on galpod.com. TL;DR: read this book. Like, right now. I usually try to do a review without spoilers, but I think the great...

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Jul 27, 20203 min read


On Editing, Procrastination, and Fear
Read this on galpod.com. In art, it's always about fear. If you're comfortable with what you're writing, you're probably not digging deep...

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Jul 20, 20203 min read


On Makeup (for both genders)
Read this on galpod.com. Look, I know if you identify as a man you're probably uninterested in makeup. It's ok; it's your prerogative....

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Jul 13, 20203 min read


My Journey Towards Anti-Racism
Read this on galpod.com. Racism is a hot topic right now. What's happening over in the US about it gives me hope, but it's been a long...

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Jun 22, 20205 min read


A Letter to My Daughter on her 9th Birthday
Read this on galpod.com. My Love, How you've grown this last year. Even physically, which is a rarity. It's been an interesting year. The...

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Jun 15, 20202 min read


A Room of One's Own: On Creativity While Being Mom
Read this on galpod.com. It's hard to write about creativity as if nothing is happening. Between the actual pandemic we still have to...

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Jun 8, 20203 min read
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